Tour of the Orange County Great Park – Rise Park,
an AIAOC Framework for Design Excellence Award Winner
By Studio One Eleven
A 2022 AIAOC Framework for Design Excellence winner, this course will explore how this series of parks as part of a larger trail ecosystem responded to the following principals: Design for Integration, Design for Well-Being, and Design for Ecosystems, while also reducing embodied carbon, reduced construction costs and construction activities.
Learning Objectives:
Design for Integration: The site had a unique topographical challenge that provided a barrier to accessibility throughout all program elements. Attendees will experience how accessibility for equitable use by all visitors became the driver of the design concept to engage the senses, connect people to place, and organize the park program elements with other responses to the Framework for Design Excellence.
Design for Well-Being: Attendees will experience how all three segments of the park connect people with place and nature, and encourage different degrees of understanding and engagement with the unique local environment to create a healthier lifestyle for its users: The Profound Sanctuary (mind) encourages self-reflection in a natural environment, Majestic Garden (body) is about physical activity in the natural environment, and the Overlook (mind) is about contemplating the natural environment.
Design for Ecosystems: Attendees will learn how Rise Park is one of a series of parks that are part of a regional trail ecosystem, tying all of the Great Park Neighborhoods together to encourage equitable access by walking, biking, and other modes of mobility for people of all ages and physical abilities to experience the restoration of native landscape and habitat, and awareness of the park’s healthy connection to the regional ecosystem.
Sustainability: Attendees will learn how the Architect worked closely with the Client to optimize their program creating a flexible design and changeable space that significantly reduced the amount of built form and conditioned space, thereby reducing embodied carbon, creating a healthier environment for its users, reduced construction costs, and the duration of construction activities.
Date: April 19, 2024
Time: 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Learning Units: 1.5 AIA HSW
Location: Rise Park club house.
238 Merit, Irvine 92618.
*5 parking spaces available. All other parking spaces will be street parking near the clubhouse.
Cost: AIAOC Members $10
Non-members $25
Presenters:
Scott Parker is a licensed architect with over 20 years of experience in architectural design. As Project Design Director at Studio One Eleven, his work encompasses various project types, including hospitality and mixed-use developments. Since joining Studio One Eleven in 2013, Scott has led the design efforts on several significant projects. These include West Harbor, a multi-phase retail, dining, and entertainment project in the Port of Los Angeles including a 6,200-seat outdoor amphitheater operated by the Nederlander Organization. He also successfully competed for the Laserfiche HQ project, which received a recent AIA Orange County award. His portfolio extends to The Lot (phase 2-3), a substantial redevelopment of the United Artists production lot in West Hollywood, and numerous projects at the Great Park, both in design and master planning. Scott's approach emphasizes creating meaningful places while ensuring value for project stakeholders. He also brings his teaching experience into his role of Design Director, fostering a collaborative design studio atmosphere within his teams. In addition to his professional work, Scott has taught at several major Los Angeles-area universities, including Sci-ARC, Otis College of Art and Design, Art Center, Cal Poly Pomona, and USC, contributing to architectural education in the region.
Matthew Wister, Studio Director at Studio One Eleven, has extensive experience in all phases of the architectural process. From planning and conceptual phases through construction administration, Matthew embodies a passionate drive for design excellence and sustainable solutions. Matthew has deep experience working with existing buildings through adaptive re-use and rehabilitation projects, often resulting in significant reductions in carbon footprint vs. new construction. He has delivered projects for both public and private clients, establishing sustainability goals early in the design process to establish impactful targets. Matthew led all of Studio One Eleven's projects at the Orange County Great Park, winning four AIA Orange County awards. His completed projects portfolio includes the 200 West Ocean project in Long Beach, a significant adaptive re-use of an underutilized office building into much needing housing, and numerous community-based projects for both non-profits and municipal organizations. Matthew embodies a passionate drive for design excellence, leading projects with innovative solutions while building healthy and productive working relationships with owners, clients, consultants, and colleagues.